How to Use applause in a Sentence

applause

noun
  • The announcement was greeted with applause and cheers.
  • Thank you so much for your applause.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The plea led to some applause in the crowd.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The room was full of applause for the movie.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Those words were meant as an applause line.
    — Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The plea led to some applause in the crowd.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • And then there’s some applause too.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 Dec. 2025
  • There was applause from the stalls.
    — Kaya Genç, The Dial, 9 June 2026
  • Big-name celebs tend to up the applause length.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
  • So that would get a lot of applause in that crowd.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • That earned the pope cheers and applause from the crowd.
    — ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • The crowd leapt to their feet for a long applause break.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 June 2026
  • The ego clings to likes, views, and applause just to feel whole.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Damon then leaped out of the horse to big applause.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2026
  • The applause went on as Allen slipped out the back door.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Punk was cut open and Reigns basked in the fans’ applause.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Beckwith graced the stage and was met with a sea of applause.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 4 May 2024
  • And the whole room just went up into applause and war whoops.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
  • At the end of the film, the crowd erupted in applause.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Hugs and applause marked his first day back in the office.
    — Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The room broke into a loud applause.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • Loud applause erupts from the sidewalk as the group cheers her on.
    — Chris Ajuoga, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2022
  • There was heartfelt applause when each branch was asked to stand.
    — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • After a brief pause, the lights came back on to applause.
    — The Sports Desk, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
  • But applause and clippings don’t pay the rent.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Her speech got tremendous applause from the crowd.
    — John Ross, Vanity Fair, 18 May 2026
  • One name received more applause than the rest.
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • And, yes, that earned plenty of its own applause, too.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The doors to the courtroom open, and out pours the sound of applause.
    — Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Matter didn’t step on the applause line.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026

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